# Chichgaon Village, Bhanupratappur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/bhanupratappur/chichgaon/ Village · Bhanupratappur, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Chichgaon Chichgaon is a village in Bhanupratappur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494665**. The 2011 Census counted **1,636 people in 392 households**, the 10th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 1,636people (2011) - 392households - 63.7%literacy - 494665PIN code ## Chichgaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chichgaon is 494665.** Chichgaon falls in Bhanupratappur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494665 - Gram panchayatChichgaon - Community development blockBhanupratappur - Census village code447590 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chichgaon from nearby towns? - Bhanupratappur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Kanker (district HQ)50 km by road - Bhanupratappur (nearest town)5 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Chichgaon? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chichgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhanupratappur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhanupratappur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhanupratappur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chichgaon known for? The main crops are **paddy, kodo and kulthi**. About 58% of the 1,048 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Chichgaon Of every 100 households in Chichgaon in 2011, 49 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chichgaon · ■ Bhanupratappur rural average Electricity for lighting ****49%** **61% Toilet within the home ****20%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****57%** **57% Television ****14%** **16% Mobile phone ****11%** **17% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **27% Own their home ****98%** **95% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Chichgaon? ■ Chichgaon · ■ Bhanupratappur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **1028 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892** **975 Working population ****45.3%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.9% for men and 50.6% for women. 59% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 354 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (16%) · **■** Household industry 40 (5%) · **■** Other work 104 (14%) · **■** Marginal 125 (17%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Bhanupratappur - Bhanbeda1,757 people - Mulla1,739 people - Salhe1,715 people - Baijanpuri1,666 people - Selegaon1,521 people - Chogel1,513 people - Kanhargaon1,489 people - Bogar1,481 people [All 110 villages in Bhanupratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/bhanupratappur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chichgaon?494665 - How far is Chichgaon from Kanker?50 km by road - What is the population of Chichgaon?1,636 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chichgaon in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Bhanupratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chichgaon?63.7% (Census 2011)